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Seoul transit pass for travelers to be available starting July
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[Weekender] Pet food makers bet big on ‘recession-free’ pet food market
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N. Korea says to deploy new multiple rocket launcher starting this year
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State-led adoption system to be established to ensure adoptees' well-being, minimize overseas adoption
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Controversy rekindled over when to name criminals, suspects
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[Drama Tour] Romantic trip to ‘Queen of Tears’ filming spots
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Buddha's birthday lantern parade to light up Seoul
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Business moguls attend concert by Helene Mercier, wife of LVMH CEO
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What's Seoul's No.1 landmark? Seoulites say Han River, foreigners pick Gwanghwamun Plaza
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BTS leader RM's new song tops iTunes charts in 82 countries
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Lee, five G20 leaders call for 'decisive action" to tackle global economic crisis
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and five other leaders of the Group of 20 countries called Thursday for greater international cooperation to tackle the worsening global economic situation."For many advanced economies, the path out of the deep and prolonged recession wi
PoliticsSept. 23, 2011
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Leaders of Korea, Peru agree to further expand trade, investment
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- The leaders of South Korea and Peru agreed Thursday to further expand investment and trade between the two countries, building on progress made since their free trade agreement took effect last month, officials said.South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Peru's new Presid
PoliticsSept. 22, 2011
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Police probe hospital over death of Thai ambassador’s wife
Police said Thursday they have launched a probe into a Seoul hospital over the death of the wife of the Thai ambassador in Seoul.The wife of Thai Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon died on Monday, four days after she was admitted to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital after complaining about an acute ab
Social AffairsSept. 22, 2011
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Lee makes case for atomic energy before global leaders
South Korean President Lee Myung-bak on Thursday made a pitch for atomic power before global leaders, saying its use is inevitable to meet growing energy needs and fight climate change and that accidents like Japan's nuclear disaster can be prevented with strengthened safety measures.Lee made the ca
PoliticsSept. 22, 2011
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Graft scandal embroils another Lee confidant
Businessman claims to have given money to ex-vice culture ministerAnother of President Lee Myung-bak’s close confidants has become embroiled in a graft scandal, on top of two already under a prosecutorial probe for taking bribes. Shin Jae-min, a former vice culture minister and election campaigner f
Social AffairsSept. 22, 2011
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Obama warns N.K. of more pressure
Lee says Seoul is ready to help Pyongyang if it makes ‘strategic decision’Leaders of South Korea and the United States urged North Korea to make concrete steps toward denuclearization, reiterating their unchanging stance six months ahead of a meeting of about 50 world leaders on nuclear security in
North KoreaSept. 22, 2011
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Rep. Na to run for mayoral candidacy
Rep. Na Kyung-won of the ruling Grand National Party will officially enter the upcoming Seoul mayoral race Friday as the party’s frontrunner.“I expect the race to be very difficult,” Na said in the party’s Supreme Council meeting on Thursday. She also called for the party’s full support, hinting at
PoliticsSept. 22, 2011
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N. Korea orchestra may hold U.S. performance
North Korea’s national symphony orchestra is expected to hold a performance in the U.S. next month, a U.S.-funded radio station reported Thursday. Quoting multiple sources close to North Korea, Radio Free Asia reported Pyongyang and Washington are currently “discussing details” such as the exact day
North KoreaSept. 22, 2011
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U.S., N. Korea seek further nuclear talks next month: official
BEIJING (Yonhap News) ― The United States and North Korea are seeking to hold a second round of talks early next month to discuss terms for resuming the long-stalled six-nation negotiations on ending the North’s nuclear weapons programs, a South Korean official said Thursday.The bilateral talks are
North KoreaSept. 22, 2011
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Kang Ho-dong stirs another controversy over farm purchase
Was it an investment or speculation? The question looms over retired TV show host Kang Ho-dong, who purchased 2 billion won ($1.8 million) in real estate in Pyeongchang, Gangwon Province, where the 2018 Winter Olympics will be held.The popular TV entertainer recently retired “temporarily” after comi
Social AffairsSept. 22, 2011
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Thai envoy hits out at hospital where wife died
Thai Ambassador Chaiyong Satjipanon has claimed that mistakes made by a hospital known for treating expats and diplomats contributed to the death of his wife. Thitinart Satjipanon died Monday after a heart attack put her in a coma for two days.She was admitted to Soon Chun Hyang University Hospital
Foreign AffairsSept. 22, 2011
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S. Korea, U.S. to discuss deterrence of N.K. threats
South Korea and the U.S. held their regular security talks in Seoul on Thursday to discuss security conditions on the Korean Peninsula and other alliance issues.Deputy Minister for Policy Lim Gwan-bin and Michael Schiffer, U.S. deputy assistant secretary of defense for East Asia, led the 29th Securi
DefenseSept. 22, 2011
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Plan to deploy new weapon in trouble
Report says one in 10 low-level officers needs psychiatric counselingThe military has questioned the ability of a new weapon planned for deployment next year to neutralize long-range artillery in North Korea, a lawmaker said Thursday.According to Rep. Kim Hak-song of the ruling Grand National Party,
DefenseSept. 22, 2011
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More foreigners apply to major in Korean studies: report
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Yonhap) -- A growing number of foreigners are interested in studying about Korea, spurred by the growing cultural power of Asia's fourth-largest economy, a report showed Thursday. Foreigners who applied for the Graduate School of Korean Studies (GSKS) at the state-run Academy of Kor
Social AffairsSept. 22, 2011
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Lee, Japan's new PM agree to work together on N. Korea, bilateral relations
NEW YORK, Sept. 21 (Yonhap) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Japan's new prime minister, Yoshihiko Noda, agreed Wednesday to cooperate closely in dealing with North Korea and moving relations between the two countries forward as they held their first face-to-face talks in New York."I expe
PoliticsSept. 22, 2011
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S. Korea ready to help N. Korea if it forsakes nuclear ambitions: Lee
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak urged North Korea Wednesday to break its self-imposed isolation and join the international community by forsaking its nuclear ambitions, declaring that Seoul is ready to help its impoverished neighbor if it makes the strategic decision.
PoliticsSept. 22, 2011
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Obama warns N. Korea of more 'pressure, isolation'
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- U.S. President Barack Obama warned Wednesday that North Korea will face "greater pressure and isolation" should it continue nuclear weapons development andhostile actions against South Korea."North Korea has yet to take concrete steps toward abandoning its weapons, and cont
North KoreaSept. 22, 2011
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Emerging economies should play greater roles in global financial turmoil: Lee
NEW YORK (Yonhap News) -- South Korean President Lee Myung-bak met a global economic leader in New York Wednesday, proposing that emerging economies should play greater roles in resolving the current world financial turmoil, his office said.The world financial crisis was a key topic when Lee met wit
PoliticsSept. 21, 2011
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Koreas fail to agree on terms of resuming six-party talks
BEIJING (Yonhap News) -- The nuclear envoys of South and North Korea met for three hours in Beijing on Wednesday but failed to agree on terms of re-starting stalled six-party talks on the North's nuclear programs, both sides said. Wi Sung-lac of South Korea and Ri Yong-ho of North Korea parted
North KoreaSept. 21, 2011
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Universities face inquiry on foreign student management
The Education Ministry will select the bottom 15 percent of universities which poorly manage international students, and restrict visa issuance, while disclosing their list as well, in an extension of its efforts to restructure badly managed universities.It plans to conduct inquiry into schools with
Social AffairsSept. 21, 2011